Server Provides End to End Document
Transformation and Dynamic Publishing Services
using XML for Unstructured Content
CAMBRIDGE –
October 20, 2003 -
CambridgeDocs, a leader in the emerging market
for XML-based content integration, today
announced the xDoc Content Transformation Server
(xCTS). The xDoc Content Transformation Server
provides XML-based transformations of legacy
content into XML, dynamic merging of that
content with other XML or static content, and
publishing to print-ready formats like PDF, or
desktop formats like Microsoft Word and HTML.
CambridgeDocs’ xCTS combines the xDoc Conversion
Server with the PDF-XML Publishing Server in an
end-to-end solution answering enterprises needs
for easy and automatic re-use of existing
content. Inbound, the xDoc Conversion Server
transforms documents from legacy formats, such
as PDF, HTML, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word,
WordPerfect, into meaningful and well-structured
XML. The transformation retains the complete
“look and feel” of the document including
layout, graphics, and textual content. Outbound,
the PDF-XML Publishing server, customizes the
transformed content with new layouts, styles or
dynamic content from existing data-sources, and
generates print-ready PDFs, MS Word documents or
HTMLfiles.
“The xCTS is the first end-to-end transformation
tool for unstructured content using XML,
allowing enterprises to realize dramatic returns
on the extended investments they’ve been making
in every piece of documentation they produce,”
said Rizwan Virk, CambridgeDocs CTO and
co-founder. “Microsoft Word Files, created on a
business user’s desktop can be converted into
XML, dynamically merged with sections of other
documents or with data base content, have it’s
styling normalized for a particular audience,
and then published as a PDF, MSWord or HTML
file. Alternately, you could start with a PDF or
Word Perfect file, convert it to XML, and then
publish it as a Microsoft Word document.
It is estimated that 80% of existing business
information is in unstructured, document based
formats that make it very difficult to retrieve,
reference and re-use. The xCTS from
CambridgeDocs makes this content available
dynamically to end users either within or
outside the organization.
“PDF is becoming an increasingly popular way to
share information across the enterprise, ” said
Irfan Virk, co-founder of CambridgeDocs. “With
the xCTS, these PDF files can be de-constructed
into meaningful chunks, then pulled together and
assembled into a new document that can be given
to end users.”
The xCTS uses the XTE (xDoc Transformation
Engine) underneath the hood, a patent-pending
technology for transforming unstructured content
into meaningful XML.
The xCTS supports open, XML-based standards for
publishing and transformation, including XSLT,
and XSL:FO. It can also use any XML-schema or
DTD as the target or source for transformation,
including DocBook XML, 3001 MIL STD, Legal XML,
or customer-specific schemas or DTDs.
The xCTS works with popular J2EE application
servers, such as TomCat, EAServer, as well as
with Microsoft IIS based applications. The
server can be invoked using its Servlet
Interface, or using Java and command-line API’s,
as well as upcoming COM and .NET API’s.
The xCTS is available immediately and pricing
starts at $15,000 per server.
About CambridgeDocs
CambridgeDocs is a leader in the emerging market for XML-based content
integration. This market deals with the
integration of legacy content with new XML-based
systems (e.g. Content Management, Enterprise
Information Portals, EAI, and Web Services) and
standards (e.g. DocBook, HRXML, RIXML, IRXML,
FPML, DAS-XML, NewsML, any custom XML
schema/DTD’s, etc.).
Towards this end, CambridgeDocs provides a
technology platform & services for taking
existing unstructured and semi-structured
internal and external content (e.g. MS Word,
HTML, PDF, Quark, etc.), and transforming it
into "meaningful XML". Once transformed, the
content can be made available for delivery
through XML-based Web Services, classified and
indexed within Enterprise Information Portals,
and aggregated, assembled and published in
multiple different formats including support for
wireless and mobile devices.
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